Record coldwater game fish
Species | Weight (pounds ounces) | Year | Location | Angler | |
Salmon, Atlantic |
no data |
- | - | - | - |
Salmon, Chinook |
83 |
0 | 1910 | Umpqua River | Ernie St Claire |
Salmon, Chum |
23 |
0 | 1990 | Kilchis River | Roger Nelson |
Salmon, Coho |
25 |
5.25 | 1966 | Siltcoos Lake | Ed Martin |
Salmon, Kokanee |
9 |
10.72 | 2010 | Wallowa Lake | Ron Campbell |
Shad |
6 |
6 | 2004 | Willamette River | Larry Arendt |
Sturgeon* (see below) |
- |
- | - | - | |
Trout, Brook |
9 |
6 | 1980 | Deschutes River | Burt Westbrook |
Trout, Brown |
28 |
5 | 2002 | Paulina Lake | Ronald Lane |
Trout, Bull |
23 |
2 | 1989 | Lake Billy Chinook | Don Yow |
Trout, Cutthroat |
9 |
8 | 1986 | Malheur River | Phillip Grove |
Trout, Golden |
7 |
10 | 1987 | Eagle Cap Wilderness | Douglas White |
Trout, Macinaw or Lake |
40 |
8 | 1984 | Odell Lake | Ken Erickson |
Trout, Rainbow |
28 |
0 | 1982 | Rogue River | Mike McGonagle |
Trout, Steelhead |
35 |
8 | 1970 | Columbia River | Berdell Todd |
Whitefish |
4 |
14 | 1994 | Crane Prairie Reservoir | Roger A. Massey |
*There is no state record information for sturgeon in Oregon because the maximum size limit is 54". It is unlawful to remove an oversized sturgeon from the water.
Record warmwater record game fish
Species | Weight (pounds ounces) | Year | Location | Angler | |
Bass, Smallmouth |
8 |
1.76 | 2005 | Henry Hagg Lake | Nick Rubeo |
Bass, Hybrid White |
19 |
12 | 2014 | Ana Reservoir | Chad Meadows |
Bass, Largemouth |
12 |
1.6 | 2002 | Ballenger Pond, Springfield | B. Adam Hastings |
Bass, Striped |
68 |
0 | 1973 | Umpqua River | Beryl Bliss |
Bluegill |
2 |
5.5 | 1981 | Farm Pond | Wayne Elmore |
Catfish, Bullhead |
3 |
7 | 2001 | Henry Hagg Lake | Bob Judkins |
Catfish, Channel |
36 |
8 | 1980 | McKay Reservoir | Boone Haddock |
Catfish, Flathead |
42 |
0 | 1994 | Snake River | Joshua Kralicek |
Catfish, White |
15 |
0 | 1989 | Tualatin River | Wayne Welch |
Crappie, Black |
4 |
0 | 1978 | Lost River | Billy Biggs |
Crappie, White |
4 |
12 | 1967 | Gerber Reservoir | Jim Duckett |
Perch, Yellow |
2 |
2 | 1971 | Brownsmead | Ernie Affolter III |
Perch, Sacramento |
0 |
11.2 | 1998 | Lost River | Jonathan Cogley |
Sunfish, Green |
0 |
11 | 1991 | Umpqua River | John Baker |
Sunfish, Pumpkinseed |
0 |
7.68 | 1996 | Lake Oswego | Linda Mar |
Sunfish, Redear |
1 |
15.5 | 1992 | Reynolds Pond | Terence Bice |
Walleye |
19 |
15.3 | 1990 | Columbia River | Arnold Berg |
Warmouth |
1 |
14.2 | 1975 | Columbia Slough | Jess Newell |
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